Primary Legs
With my lower backing feeling a little better this was a more productive leg workout. Perhaps too productive as the next day I went snow skiing with the family and suffered a bit, lol.
Primary Back & Bi's
Increased the weight and banded tension on a few exercises from last week; including some eccentric overload sets!
Primary Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Some exercise variations for chest and chasing the pump on delts today!
Primary Back and Biceps
Experiencing some major lower back pain, but refusing to tap out on this workout!
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Legs
This workout was designed to shock my legs with exercises falling in different locations in terms of sequencing.
Primary Leg Training
My lower back was really on edge today, but thankfully John's programming didn't make things worse.
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Primary Back & Biceps
Eccentric overload, dead-stops, stretchers, bands and more in the primary back and biceps workout!
Primary: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Loving the exercise selection and intensity techniques employed today!
Primary Legs
I focused a bit more on hamstrings today as my previous secondary leg session focused on quads.
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Not that soreness always indicates an effective workout, but this one made me crazy sore!
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Back & Biceps
Deceptively effective exercise as per Zack Trowbridge article in today's training session!
Leg Training
Slightly lower volume, but the intensity techniques made for a great workout and massive pump!
Primary Legs
Still holding back a bit on intensity, despite the fact this is technically a primary leg workout.
Chest, Shoulder & Triceps Workout
So good to be back training with my Nalgene bottle full of Plazma!
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Pre-Olympia Back & Biceps
One of my final workouts before the Olympia with a heavy focus on the contraction!
Back & Biceps: A Depletion Workout
A back and biceps depletion workout as I prepared for an photo/video shoot for Elitefts!
Primary Leg Training!
PR'ed this particular leg press machine today...not that bodybuilders should care about lifting super-heavy weight!
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Primary Back & Biceps
Back home from my 19 year anniversary celebration with my bride and hitting the iron at Kirkland Gold's Gym.
Primary Back & Biceps
Sometimes the lighter I go on back exercises the better I feel the muscle working.
Las Vegas Leg Training!
I bumped up the volume a bit and focused more on hamstrings and glutes for this final workout in Las Vegas.
Back & Biceps
Programming my own workouts for the short-term, with this falling on a primary workout day.
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Doing my best to keep things at a moderate intensity level for the next few weeks!
I'm back with...Leg Training!
Hoping to get back to posting more training logs as I prepare to step onstage at the Olympia in September!
Base Back & Biceps Training Day
My final primary back and biceps workout before depleting for the Chicago Pro 212.
Primary/Base Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Back to John's program for a few days before beginning the depletion process next week for Chicago!
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Primary/Base Leg Day
Turned up the intensity slightly as I get back to some normal training before depleting again for my next competition!
Post-Contest Back & Biceps
What does a post-contest training session look like? Check out this training log to see my approach.